Weather in Milton, North Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Milton, NC
Saturday, May 16 at 11:56 PM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
30%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Milton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
60°
7p
58°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
46°
1a
45°
2a
43°
3a
42°
4a
41°
5a
39°
6a
41°
7a
48°
8a
55°
9a
61°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
76°
4p
76°
5p
75°
6p
Milton, NC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—87°49°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—94°63°
- MondayMay 18Clear—93°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—94°63°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle33%95°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle70%72°63°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle70%73°56°
Milton, NC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Milton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
216° · veering 85°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Milton, NC
Air quality
92
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 129.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.3 Low
Milton, NC
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
9:41 AM
Sunrise
6:08 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:47 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Milton, NC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:32 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Milton, NC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
weather
Milton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 16, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.